Comparison of district heating CHP and distributed generation CHP with energy, environmental and economic criteria for Northern Italy

Energy Conversion and Management

Volumn 92, Issue , 2015, Pages 114-128

  Torchio, Marco F ^a  

^a POLITECNICO DI TORINO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Combined heat and power (CHP); Distributed generation; District heating; Fuel cells; Internal combustion engines; Microturbines

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; COMBUSTION; COMBUSTION EQUIPMENT; COMMERCE; DISTRIBUTED POWER GENERATION; DISTRICT HEATING; ENERGY CONSERVATION; ENGINES; ENVIRONMENTAL DESIGN; FUEL CELLS; HEAT ENGINES; HEATING; INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINES; NITROGEN OXIDES; POWER MARKETS; TAXATION; TURBINES;

COMBINED HEAT AND POWER; ECONOMIC CRITERIA; ECONOMICALLY VIABLE; MARKET CONDITION; MICRO TURBINE; PARTICULATE MATTER EMISSIONS; POSITIVE ENERGIES; WHITE CERTIFICATES;

COGENERATION PLANTS;

EID: 84920479687     PISSN: 01968904     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.enconman.2014.12.052     Document Type: Article

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